HOW TO USE VSCO: Tips and Tricks

April 04, 2017

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Howdy howdy howdy!!! It is Amer Ridzuan hosting now and I know no one even care about it. So, here is the point, many people asked me how did I managed to produce "beautiful" filtered pictures which are so attractive and appealing. Well, are they? It's simple, I use VSCO!

VSCO, also called VSCO Cam, is a photography app where you can create an account and upload or take photos, edit and add filters, and share them with other VSCO users or on other social media sites. (copied from the website)

You can find the app in App Store or Play Store. Just type "VSCO" then you are on the right track. But, I only use it for editing. I don't publish pictures even once, I still prefer Instagram. Not many people are using it for now. So, I edit in VSCO then post it in INSTAGRAM. Easy.

Once you've installed this app, they will provide you some basic filters which are free. So, do now! Back to the whale fart, HOW TO USE VSCO, the tips and the tricks. It's quite simple actually because editing pictures just need a sense of beauty, once you think that your picture looks like Madonna or Selena or Taylor or Beckham or me hehehe.. it's just fine. But now, I would like to share some of my preferences. I have my TOP 5 suggestion list of my favorite filters here, they might be yours too. Let's see.

1. HB1: HYPERBEAST

New updates VSCO will come out with 2 basic hyperbeast which are HB1 and HB2. There is no big deal, the only different between them is only the colors. When we apply HB2, the colors will turn more vibrant and concentrated. It’s very suitable if you want to emphasize on the colors.

But, for me, the problem is when the natural lighting is already enough and we still want to use HB2, the picture might be too saturated and your face might turn into red. Lol! carrot man!!

That's why I prefer HB1, it's a bit mellow and the colors won't be too vibrant as this filter just light up the picture and adjust the colors a bit. In the simple word, just nice! Most of my Instagram pictures are using HB1 including the picture in the AUTHOR PAGE. :)

HB1 +7.7, exposure +2.0, contrast 0.0

2. ACG: NIKELAB

Nikelab also the new updates from VSCO. Sometime our camera can't take a perfect picture with a perfect brightness in the dark and sometime our camera receives too much light during the sunny day. Nikelab can handle on that. It will darken the picture, but by adjusting the brightness and concentration, you can produce a perfect picture in what ever lighting that you have. I love it so much.
More AGC pictures here => BE ONE DAY SCIENTIST and TOUR TO ARTIFICIAL CHINA.

AGC +9.8, exposure -1.8, contrast +0.1

3. B5: BW
MOODY

Black and white is nothing to relate except memories. This is the picture of mine back to 2014. (p/s: find me!).There will
be 2 BW filter provided in VSCO, which is B1 (BW Classic) and B5
(BW Moody). If you want to edit a memorable picture, I suggest you B5. There
are some reasons, first B5 gives you more concentrated picture. Your pictures will look like truly ancient and old. It gives you a darker light instead of B5, but when you apply more brightness, it will be more beautiful than B1 which just give you a classic black and white picture.Plus, if you use B1 at 0. then you want to increase the brightness, trust me you won't see your face in the picture because it will turn all white. There is a lot more BW pictures here ==> SIJIL PERLAJARAN MALAYSIA. Check it out!

B5 +8.0, exposure +2.5, contrast 0.0

4. A5: ANALOG

This filter
is very very very suitable on things picture, for example books and pens. It will make them more exclusive than you ever thought it can be. Well I have lost my words, you need to try first, then you will know.

B5 +9.0, exposure +1.0, contrast -2.2

5. T1: MOODYDo you love to take nature pictures? If yes, we might have the same blood tho. I love to keep nature pictures. Green hand perhaps. I use to edit my nature pictures using T1 which give moody effect on them.It looks like haze in there but it looks great for me. The picture will look smoky and not so vibrant. The color will look more pleasing, but if you take nature picture under a bright sunlight, I suggest you to use HB1. The colors will be super amerzing!
I used this on the pictures in THE GOODNESS OF PURPLE ROSES OF FRENCH. Check it out!

T1 +12.0, exposure 0.0, contrast 0.0

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Hey, I hope you guys like it and found this benefit. Honestly, I'm not a professional picture editor and I have no any certification on this, but I just want to share my preferences and hobbies.

If you have any comments or additional ideas. Don't hesitate yourself to comment below! Well, I would be very happy if you would share your edited picture using VSCO with me. Just let me know!

I used VSCO religiously! The filters tricks work effortless than other apps I've used but I'll take your say on which filter work best at a particular photo since I usually hentam je. I didn't upload the pictures on VSCO platform as well. I don't even bother to make an account.

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